2026 Mriganka Sur: Neuroscience Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Neuroscience	102	708	634	397	346	329	40139

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Research.com Recognitions

2011 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2007 - Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences
2006 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1985 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Mriganka Sur is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has an extensive body of research primarily in the field of neuroscience. Their work spans several related domains within neuroscience and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study include:

Neuroscience
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, their research concentrates on specific subfields such as:

Cognitive Neuroscience
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Molecular Biology
Neurology
Biophysics

The scientist's main research topics cover a range of key areas, including:

Neural dynamics and brain function
Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
Memory and Neural Mechanisms
Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques

Recent publications highlight contributions to the understanding of neurobiological processes and neural circuitry. Notable papers include:

The role of GABAergic signalling in neurodevelopmental disorders, 2021, Nature reviews. Neuroscience
Locus Coeruleus Norepinephrine in Learned Behavior: Anatomical Modularity and Spatiotemporal Integration in Targets, 2021, Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Spatiotemporal dynamics of noradrenaline during learned behaviour, 2022, Nature
Distinct prefrontal top-down circuits differentially modulate sensorimotor behavior, 2020, Nature Communications
A low-cost 3D printed microfluidic bioreactor and imaging chamber for live-organoid imaging, 2021, Biomicrofluidics

Frequently publishing in high-impact journals, their work appears often in venues such as:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
Frontiers in Neural Circuits
Nature Communications
eLife
Journal of Neuroscience

Mriganka Sur has collaborated repeatedly with several other researchers including:

Jacque Pak Kan Ip
Chloé Delépine
Gabrielle T Drummond
Murat Yıldırım
Vincent Breton-Provencher

Over the course of their career, the scientist has received various recognitions, such as:

Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 2011
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2008
Fellow, The World Academy of Sciences, 2007
Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 2006
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2003
Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, 1985

Best Publications

Harnessing neuroplasticity for clinical applications

Steven C. Cramer;Mriganka Sur;Bruce H. Dobkin;Charles J O'Brien

1427
Citations
Topographic reorganization of somatosensory cortical areas 3b and 1 in adult monkeys following restricted deafferentation

M. M. Merzenich;J. H. Kaas;J. Wall;R. J. Nelson

1328
Citations
An emergent model of orientation selectivity in cat visual cortical simple cells

D. C. Somers;S. B. Nelson;Mriganka Sur

1078
Citations
In vivo interrogation of gene function in the mammalian brain using CRISPR-Cas9

Lukasz Swiech;Matthias Heidenreich;Abhishek Banerjee;Naomi Habib

917
Citations
Autonomous Mental Development by Robots and Animals

Juyang Weng;James McClelland;Alex Pentland;Olaf Sporns

890
Citations
PROGRESSION OF CHANGE FOLLOWING MEDIAN NERVE SECTION IN THE CORTICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE HAND IN AREAS 3b AND 1 IN ADULT OWL AND SQUIRREL MONKEYS

M.M. Merzenich;J.H. Kaas;J.T. Wall;M. Sur

873
Citations
Multiple representations of the body within the primary somatosensory cortex of primates.

Jon H. Kaas;Randall J. Nelson;Mriganka Sur;Chia-Sheng Lin

830
Citations
Patterning and plasticity of the cerebral cortex.

Mriganka Sur;John L. R. Rubenstein

802
Citations
Tuned Responses of Astrocytes and Their Influence on Hemodynamic Signals in the Visual Cortex

James Schummers;Hongbo Yu;Mriganka Sur

749
Citations
Structural and molecular remodeling of dendritic spine substructures during long-term potentiation.

Miquel Bosch;Miquel Bosch;Jorge Castro;Takeo Saneyoshi;Hitomi Matsuno

710
Citations
Partial reversal of Rett Syndrome-like symptoms in MeCP2 mutant mice

Daniela Tropea;Emanuela Giacometti;Nathan R. Wilson;Caroline Beard

687
Citations
Fabrication and biocompatibility of polypyrrole implants suitable for neural prosthetics

Paul M. George;Alvin W. Lyckman;Alvin W. Lyckman;David A. Lavan;Anita Hegde

679
Citations
Division and subtraction by distinct cortical inhibitory networks in vivo

Nathan R. Wilson;Caroline A. Runyan;Forea L. Wang;Mriganka Sur

671
Citations
Induction of visual orientation modules in auditory cortex

Jitendra Sharma;Alessandra Angelucci;Mriganka Sur

657
Citations
Experimentally induced visual projections into auditory thalamus and cortex

Mriganka Sur;Preston E. Garraghty;Anna W. Roe

652
Citations
Adaptation-Induced Plasticity of Orientation Tuning in Adult Visual Cortex

Valentin Dragoi;Jitendra Sharma;Mriganka Sur

618
Citations
Visual behaviour mediated by retinal projections directed to the auditory pathway

Laurie von Melchner;Laurie von Melchner;Sarah L. Pallas;Sarah L. Pallas;Mriganka Sur

608
Citations
Double representation of the body surface within cytoarchitectonic area 3b and 1 in “SI” in the owl monkey (aotus trivirgatus)

Michael M. Merzenich;Jon H. Kaas;Jon H. Kaas;Mriganka Sur;Chia-Sheng Lin

542
Citations
Development and plasticity of cortical areas and networks.

Mriganka Sur;Catherine A. Leamey

497
Citations
Representations of the body surface in postcentral parietal cortex of Macaca fascicularis

R. J. Nelson;M. Sur;Daniel Felleman;J. H. Kaas

478
Citations